ASHEVILLE — The Asheville Police Department is asking for help finding a missing person.

Sylvia Kennedy was reported missing Tuesday after last speaking with Family Preservation Services on Jan. 16. She suffers from mental health conditions and is currently without her prescribed medications, according to police, who've described Kennedy as a Native American female.

She is about 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds, and has dark hair and dark eyes, police wrote in a short news release Wednesday morning.

Police are encouraging anyone who might know where Kennedy is to contact the Asheville Police Department at 828-252-1110 or Crime Stoppers at 828-255-5050.

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